000
FZPN03 KNHC 270300
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
0430 UTC THU AUG 27 2009

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY
BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0000 UTC THU AUG 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC FRI AUG 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0000 UTC SAT AUG 29.

.WARNINGS.
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...

.TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO NEAR 23.4N 125.4W 1003 MB AT 0300 UTC 
AUG 27 MOVING NW OR 320 DEG AT 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 
KT GUSTS 45 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 225 NM E 
SEMICIRCLE...0 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE...45 NM SW QUADRANT AND 
120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 17 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW IGNACIO NEAR 26.3N 128.4W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT GUSTS 35 KT AND SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 150 
NM NE SEMICIRCLE.
.48 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW IGNACIO NEAR 27.9N 131.0W. MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT WITH SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 90 
NM NE SEMICIRCLE.
.72 HOUR FORECAST REMNANT LOW IGNACIO NEAR 28.0N 133.0W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 20 KT GUSTS 25 KT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.EXCEPT AS NOTED IN IGNACIO WARNING...WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 
WITHIN 150 NM SW SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE FROM 15N TO 28N BETWEEN 112W AND 129W WINDS LESS THAN 
20 KT. SEAS TO 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS NOTED WITH REMNANT LOW IGNACIO... 
OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN 360 NM NE AND WITHIN 180 NM SW  
SEMICIRCLES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
15N BETWEEN 118W AND 132W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN 
MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST EXCEPT AS WITH IGNACIO REMNANT LOW...N OF 26N 
W OF 125W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN MIXED SWELL.

.TROUGH 05N113W TO 13N108W. WITHIN 360 NM SE OF TROUGH S TO SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. N OF 08N WITHIN 150 NM W OF TROUGH 
NE WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE 
FORMATION.
.24 HOUR FORECAST BROAD LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... 
NEAR 09N117W 1008 MB. WITHIN 360 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST BROAD LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE... 
NEAR 10N121W 1007 MB. WITHIN 360 NM OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS TO 10 FT.

.WITHIN 240 NM SE LINE 11N140W TO 15N125W SW WINDS TO 20 KT. 
SEAS TO 9 FT IN S SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 240 NM SE LINE 11N133W TO 18N127W SW 
WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT IN S SWELL.
.36 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. FROM 10N 
TO 13N E OF 94W E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 13N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 
FROM 10N TO 13N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 14N E OF 98W NE TO E WINDS TO 20 
KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.CONVECTION VALID 0300 UTC WED AUG 27...

.TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO...IGNACIO IS SHEARED FROM THE SW WITH 
SCATTERED MODERATE WELL NE OF CENTER WITHIN 90 NM OF 24N123W.

.TROPICAL WAVE N OF 06N ALONG 94W...SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG N OF 06N BETWEEN 90W AND 98W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE N OF 05N E OF 83W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS 09N84W TO 09N97W TO 
11N104W TO 07N113W TO 15N127W TO 13N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
ISOLATED STRONG FROM 05N TO 11N BETWEEN 85W AND 98W AND FROM 05N 
TO 13N BETWEEN 105W AND 117W...AND WITHIN 60 NM LINE 14N126W TO 
06N136W TO 09N140W.

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.FORECASTER NELSON. TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER.